Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-21

Private Chris Nolan has been appointed a musician of Co G.
 The American Mechanics will clear from $500 to $900 by their recent fair at City Hall.
 The public schools will close Friday, in order to give the children the usual holiday vacation.
 Court Hancock, A. o. F., will meet to- morrow evening, to elect officers for the ensuing year.
 The large crayon picture of c. L. Rogers, in the window of w. F. York's store is the work of c. L. Wright The arguments in the case of E. F. Cole vs the Centre School District were made before Judge Bradstreet this morning. The handsome sword which was present ed to Col Doherty by Go A, last evening, is on exhibition in the window of B. T. | Turner's store.
 A few cases of diphtheria are still re- ported, but it is thought that the action the Board of Health have taken will prevent the disease from spreading.
 James H. White, painfully cut two of his fingers while running a planer at the works of the Waterbury Manufacturing Company, to-day.
 l The funeral of Miss Annie Haley, who died at the residence of her father 7S Baldwin street yesterday morning, was at tended from St. Patricks church this morn ing.
 Representatives from several of the city churches will meet at the Methodist church this evening to arrange for the undenomina- tional service at the Opera House next Sunday afternoon.
 l i,, nh of fho al New Years Eve concert and ball of Sedg- wick Guard, Company G, are making ex- tensive preparations, and have already dis posed of many tickets.
 Court Wolf Tone are making elaborate preparations for their first annual sociable
 which will take place Monday afternoon and evening, January 2. Music by the
 Amphion orchestra. Uffendale, prompter A snow-balling contest on South Main Il street this noon, came to an untimely end
 when one of the contestants received {
 ''hot'' one in the mouth. Friends of the
 principals interfered and prevented fight
 Little Emma Godfrey, who was run ov
 CT by runaway horse, belonging to Thom
 as Hayes, died at 9:30 last night. He,
 death was not expected by the physician
 although she was unconscious Monday, ye the chances of her recovery were very fav
 orable.
 A number of Waterbury people went t. 3 Bridgeport last night to witness the gran'
 illumination which the merchants of tha l city have prepared for the holidays. Al l the principal streets were adorned witt
 arches, lanterns and lights of every de scription.
 The DEMOCRAT is in receipt of 8 pam l phlet containing the full proceedings o
 the fourth annual convention of the Con necticut State Firemen's association, hell at Meriden in August, 1887, It is iron f the press of the Westport Publishing com
 pany and is neat piece of work.
 A year or two ago one of the Yale Col f lege professors had black cat without
 single white hair. Such cats are very rare
 and Barnum advertised for one for hi
 show. A day or two after the advertise
 ment the professors cat disappeared an T was searched for in vain. A few week ] ago, the second day after the fire whic : burned out Barnum's winter quarters a Bridgeport, the black cat reappeared at he |" old masters. Doubtless she had bee
 stolen to sell to Barnum and taken her frs l chance to return to private life, by 1 : mile run across the country from Bridge s port to New Haven.